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geilsongoncalveExplorer
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Can not find a valid IPMI device

Hello, I'm tring to reset my IPMI password using ipmicfg-win.exe for WIndows, but I got the following error: Can not find a valid IPMI device. Help me! Thanks...

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Nutanix Employee
8 years ago
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KYFongAdventurer
posted in Installation & Configuration

Default json file cluster id?

Hi Team , I would like to know what is the default cluster id on a new nutanix node in the config json file. I have edit my json file and unable to create cluster where failed genesis error. I would like to know the default phrase? example : {"rackable_unit_serial": "14SM15290032", "node_uuid": "f771faf1-5cc4-4653-961f-cad2fa96a15f", "node_serial": "ZM144S054999", "node_position": "A", "cluster_id":"15311", "rackable_unit_model": "NX-1050"} What cluster id i should use? tried delete it but still cant create cluster.

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DonnieBrasco
Nutanix Employee
8 years ago
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chewyikaiVoyager
posted in Installation & Configuration

Foundation Fail to Reimage

Hi Guys, Ive been trying to reimage a block of mine but it keeps failing. from the foundation logs , it keep showing this message. im able to access to IPMI directly using the ip address. Stopping imaging thread poolImaging thread pool stoppedTraceback (most recent call last): File "/home/nutanix/foundation/lib/installer.py", line 390, in service_imaging_thread foundation_port) File "/home/nutanix/foundation/lib/installer.py", line 365, in do_imaging imaging_step.pre_threading_prep() File "/home/nutanix/foundation/lib/imaging_step_type_detection.py", line 187, in pre_threading_prep raise StandardError(error_message(result, node_config.ipmi_ip))StandardError: Foundation couldn't reach the IPMI interface at 192.168.100.101. Please double-check your IP addresses and network setup.

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8 years ago
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merterPathfinder
posted in Installation & Configuration

4.1 Upgrade failing at preupgrade ssh to hypervisor check

Hi Nutanix Community, I'm upgrading to NOS 4.1.2, but the pre-upgrade keeps failing when it tries to ssh to the ESXi hosts. It is timing out. The ESXi hosts do have ssh running and I can manually ssh to them with putty. Is there a workaround for this? Thanks!

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6 years ago
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VincentyangVoyager
posted in Installation & Configuration

Guidance/Mentor needed

Hi guys, i'm new to nutanix and was assigned to take nutanix. I would need some helps in further understanding all about it. Any rules, foundation, rules, knowledge i should know ? What are the more common technical problem? Any help would be appreciated.

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8 years ago
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davidhoodVoyager
posted in Installation & Configuration

Default networking for hyper-v cluster

I'm trying to find out what the default networking setup looks like for a hyper-v cluster. If we were to take a 3x3060 for example, I assume the 10GB ports are teamed and then both added to a external switch of similar? what about the 1gbs ports? if anyone has a couple of screenshots that would help my curiosity... Cheers Dave

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ozzy01
8 years ago
ozzy01
ozzy01Adventurer
posted in Installation & Configuration

Hyper-V/Expanding existing cluster

I can't really find good instructions for this or else I am just not understanding, but if we are adding new nodes to an existing Nutanix AND Hyper-V cluster and therefore are not creating a new storage cluster name and what not, can the setup_hosts script be used in that case? I was thinking from looking at that, it does more than just rename hosts, add to domain, tell it to use 10Gb and reboot. Essentially, I have new nodes with Hyper-V and NOS installed and i know I could easily expand the Nutanix cluster itself from Prism, but for the piece of adding the new hosts to the domain and sucking up into SCVMM, i wasn't so sure. I was initially thinking i would just run the "setup_hosts" script and skip the "setup_scvmm" script (as i am using existing failover cluster from the first blocks installed), however looking at the setup_hosts script, i see it prompts for actually configuring the public address of the SMB share and/or name, etc. I don't really need or want to create a ne

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ozzy01
8 years ago
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wilsonVoyager
posted in Installation & Configuration

move CVM to GMT?

Any thoughts about moving the CVM to a non-daylight saving timezone We typically use the GMT timezone of Atlantic/Reykjavik.

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DonnieBrasco
Nutanix Employee
8 years ago
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BobJamesAdventurer
asked in Installation & Configuration

Prism Central timeout.

Hello folks, We recently installed NOS version 4.1.1.4 on all our clusters and Prism Central. Some folks have asked if we can increase the timeout for the Prism Central. How can this be done? Thanks.

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8 years ago
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saquib382Adventurer
posted in Installation & Configuration

HP Tape MSL 2024 FC Solution

Hi, I am new to Nutanix world. I would like to know about the MSL 2024 FC Tape drive solution integration with Nutanix Servers. I have found the Network FC Cards for Network cards but not able to find FC HBA for external storage connectivity. Please reply. Thanks.

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8 years ago
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KYFongAdventurer
posted in Installation & Configuration

Does cluster stop command have impact to VMs ? Will VMs in the cluster operating normal?

Does cluster stop command have impact to VMs ? Will VMs in the cluster operating normal?

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DonnieBrasco
Nutanix Employee
8 years ago
flhoest
flhoestTrailblazer
asked in Installation & Configuration

Deploy an OVF/OVA appliance on Nutanix

Hi All, I'm a Nutanix KVM user and I would like to know how I can deploy a virtual appliance provided by a third party company. In vmware you can deploy a template, in KVM you can import a new VM ... what about Nutanix / Acropolis ? Thanks. Fred.

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6 years ago
DaemonBehr
DaemonBehrAdventurer
asked in Installation & Configuration

Can the Cloud Connect CVM run in a vCloud environment?

With the release of cloud connect, you can backup to Amazon using a CVM running as an instance. Is the CVM cloud agnostic? Can we run it in other environments, such as vCloud Air, Azure or partner vClouds?

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cbrown
Nutanix Employee
8 years ago
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skyhiExplorer
posted in Installation & Configuration

Remote Site Configuration: IP Address and Port Input Field

Remote Site Configuration: IP Address and Port Input Field Hello everyone Can I use the Port-Filed in the Remote Site Configuration? What's the default Port? Is there a port range nutanix is listening for Remote Site Replication? [img]https://d1qy7qyune0vt1.cloudfront.net/nutanix-us/attachment/345iA9F68F633DF4F97A.jpg[/img]

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christie
Nutanix Employee
8 years ago
flhoest
flhoestTrailblazer
asked in Installation & Configuration

CVM Network and production network

Hi Everybody, I'm new to Nutanix, I'm having my first node installed on Monday so ery excited ! I have the chance to dedicate a Nutanix host for a Lab and will have the time to play around with it. I've seen that 192.168.5.0/24 is a dedicated subnet for the CVM, but this is also the subnet in which my Lab resides. Is it ok to use the CVM and the production VM in the same subnet ? What are the options ? I've been told the CVM network cannot be changed. But is it ok to have the VMs and the IPMI in the same LAN ? For a production environment I can understand that security wise and performance wise, this is mandatory to split the subnets but in my case this is a bit different. Thanks. Cheers. Fred.

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flhoest
8 years ago
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simchichuanVoyager
posted in Installation & Configuration

Mail Alert Time Stamp and CVM Clock

When we received email alert generated by CVM, the timestamp in the message follows PST time zone (which I believe it is CVM default). Can we configure CVM to use our local time zone?

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DonnieBrasco
Nutanix Employee
8 years ago
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brinkstarScout
posted in Installation & Configuration

Procedure for adding new nodes to cluster and re-IPing

Trying to find the best procedure for the following. Had 36 nodes. Imaged all with foundation and IP'd in a standalone environment with private IP's on a basic switch, in an effort to image them all with ESXi at one time. No datastores were created yet using that process. Had to split up those 36 imaged nodes to move to 4 separate networks to create 4 separate clusters (9 nodes each). EAch network is completely isolated from the others, and not connected the internet. Started with one block (4 nodes) -- moved to new network, manually re-IP'd everything for that one block to have valid Network1 IPs. Now I am wanting to move the other 2 blocks to this first network. Am I forced to do a manual re-IP of each node now, after having used foundation to IP them in the beginning with private IP's? Prism cannot see (discover) the new nodes (via IPv6) after connecting them up to the same network. And the re-IP IPv6 cluster_init page is not reachable, . Just wondering if there is a way to b

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DonnieBrasco
Nutanix Employee
8 years ago
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rvillarinAdventurer
posted in Installation & Configuration

High CVM Memory Usage in Prism

Hello - In Prism on an 8-node cluster, we are getting an alert under Health showing 3 of 8 CVMs that their Memory Usage are @ 100%, for about a week now as shown in the graph (in Prism). However, those CVMs seem fine in vCenter. At a high level, Guest Mem % for the CVMs are around 40% or less. Thoughts? Thanks.

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Nutanix Employee
8 years ago
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rvillarinAdventurer
posted in Installation & Configuration

PCIe-SATA and SSD-SATA in a Node

Hello - Can a Nutanix node be configured with 1x PCIe-SSD and 1x SATA-SSD? Thanks.

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Jon
Nutanix Employee
7 years ago
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rvillarinAdventurer
asked in Installation & Configuration

One-Click NOS Upgrade

Hello - Trying to upgrade via one-click upgrade in Prism from 4.0.2.2 to 4.0.3. Even though I have "Enable Automatic Download" enabled it does not show 4.0.3 as "available compatible version." However, I have another identical cluster which shows 4.0.3 as available. Anything I am missing to make sure Prism auto downloads the latest NOS from Nutanix? Thanks.

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6 years ago
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PatrickBAdventurer
asked in Installation & Configuration

Analysis Metrics

Is there a metric I can add from the Analysis section of the Web UI that would show me stats on a Protection Domain replication?

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8 years ago
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PatrickBAdventurer
posted in Installation & Configuration

0 VMs?

One of our newly installed Nutanix blocks shows 0 VMs from the web interface. There are no user VMs on this block; wouldn't I at least see a controller VM per node (3 nodes currently so I think I should see 3 controllers VMs). The cluster is up and all shows as healthy. Running vSphere on these nodes and when I connnect to the nodes indiviually via vCenter, I can see the controller VM. What am I missing?

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Nutanix Employee
8 years ago
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PatrickBAdventurer
posted in Installation & Configuration

How can I change the product location in the support portal?

When I go to edit the Break/Fix options for my products, I can't change their location - I can only change the support personnel. We're just getting up and running with our Nutanix hardware and we're moving one of our Blocks to a DR data center in a few days; our primary data center is where the Block has been assigned to.

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Nutanix Employee
8 years ago
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KYFongAdventurer
posted in Installation & Configuration

Anyone can assist on how to configure HA on Nutanix KVM host? whats tools needed? command ?

Anyone can assist on how to configure HA on Nutanix KVM host? whats tools needed? command ?

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cbrown
Nutanix Employee
7 years ago
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thuhnvVoyager
asked in Installation & Configuration

Install Splunk on Nutanix

Hi Everyone, I've planed to deploy Spunk on Nutanix on my Company. But i'm newbie in Nutanix, so I have some question about this: 1. Nutanix have hypervisor which I can use is ESXi, HyperV,KVM... so in my case, I will use Esxi and rehat to install Splunk. it's mean I have install Splunk on Redhat which is running on ESXi, is it right? Can i install Redhat directly to Nutanix server (1 node have 4 server?) 2. About the Cluster, Which is control the cluster on VM Host? Vmware vCenter or Nutanix Prism Central? 3. Nutanix have an OS is VM Controller? is it install on Vmware machine or is it a hypervisor? Thanks for all reply to make my clear this stuff.

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Nutanix Employee
8 years ago

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